Hebreo 7
1 Isu daytoy Melkisedec nga ari ti Salem, a padi ti Dios a Kangatoan, a nangsabat kenni Abraham idi agsubsubli manipud iti panangpapatay kadagiti ar-ari ket binendisonanna isuna.
[Now I will say more about] this [man] Melchizedek. He was the king of Salem [city and was] a priest of God, the one who is greater [than anyone else]. He met Abraham who was returning [home] after [he and his men] had defeated the [armies of four] kings [SYN]. Melchizedek [asked God to] bless Abraham.
2 Inted ni Abraham kenkuana ti apagkapullo kadagiti amin a banbanag a nasamsamna. Ti kaipapanan ti naganna a “Melkisedek” ket “ari ti kinalinteg,” ken kasta met nga “ari ti Salem,” dayta ket, “ari ti kapia.”
Then Abraham gave to him one tenth of all [the spoils he] took after winning [the battle. Melchizedek’s name] means firstly ‘king [who rules] righteously’, and since Salem means ‘peace’, he was the ‘king [who rules] peacefully’.
3 Awan amana, awan inana, awan kapuonanna, awan iti aniaman a pangrugian dagiti al-aldawna wenno pagpatinggaan iti biagna. Ngem ketdi, agtalinaed isuna a padi iti agnanayon, kas iti Anak ti Dios.
[In the Scriptures there is] no [record of who his] father [was], nor [is there any record of who his] mother [was], nor [is there any record of who his] ancestors [were]. There is no [record of when he was] born, nor [is there any record of when he] died. [For these reasons], [it is as though] he continues to be a priest forever, and for this reason he is like God’s Son.
4 Ammirisenyo ngarud ita ti kinaindaklan daytoy a tao. Inted ni Abraham a kapuonantayo ti apagkapullo kadagiti kasasayaatan a banbanag a nasamsamna iti gubat.
You can realize how great this [man Melchizedek was] from the fact that Abraham, [our famous] ancestor, gave him (a tithe/one tenth) of the spoils [from the battle].
5 Ken ti kinapudnona, addaan ti bilin dagiti kaputotan ni Levi a nangawat iti kinapadi manipud iti linteg a mangurnong kadagiti apagkapullo manipud kadagiti tattao, dayta ket, aggapu kadagiti padada nga Israelita, uray no kaputotan met laeng ida ni Abraham.
According to the laws [God gave Moses], the descendants of [Abraham’s great-grandson] Levi, who were priests, should take tithes from [God’s] people who were their relatives, even though those people also were Abraham’s descendants.
6 Ngem immawat iti apagkapullo ni Melkisedec a saan a kaputotan ni Levi manipud kenni Abraham, ken binendisionanna isuna, ti addaan kadagiti karkari.
But this man [Melchizedek], who was not among the descendants [of Levi], took tithes from Abraham. He also [asked God to] bless Abraham, the man to whom [God] promised [many descendants].
7 Saan a mailibak a benindisionan ti nangatngato a tao ti nababbaba a tao.
We know for certain that it is the more [important people] who [ask God to] bless the less important people. [And Melchizedek blessed Abraham. So we conclude that Melchizedek was greater than Abraham].
8 Iti daytoy a pasamak, matayto iti maysa nga aldaw dagiti tattao nga umaw-awat kadagiti apagkapullo ngem iti sabali met a pasamak, nailadawan a kas agbibbiag nga agtultulnog ti immawat iti apagkapullo ni Abraham.
In the case of [the priests who are descendants of Levi], men who some day will die receive tithes. But in the case of [Melchizedek it is as if God] testifies that he was still living, [since there is no record in Scriptures about his death].
9 Ken iti gagangay a panagsasao, uray ni Levi nga immawat kadagiti apagkapullo ket nagited met babaen kenni Abraham,
And it was as though Levi himself, and [all the priests descended from him]—who received tithes [from the people]—paid tithes [to Melchizedek]. And when Abraham paid tithes, it [was as though Levi and all the priests descended from him acknowledged that the work Melchizedek did as a priest was greater than the work Levi did],
10 gapu ta adda idi ni Levi iti lumo ni Abraham a kapuonanna idi nagkita ni Abraham ken Melkisedec.
since [the sperm from which all those priests were eventually born] was still in Abraham’s body [EUP] when Melchizedek met Abraham.
11 Ita, no magun-od ti kinaan-anay babaen iti kinapadi dagiti kaputotan ni Levi, (ta inawat dagiti tattao ti linteg babaen iti daytoy) ania pay laeng ti kasapulan ti sabali pay a padi a tumaud manipud iti kinapadi ni Melkisedec a saan ketdi a mainaganan manipud iti kinapadi ni Aaron?
[God] gave his laws to his people at the same time he gave regulations about the priests. So, if what the priests who were descended from Levi did could have provided a way for God to completely [forgive] people [for disobeying those laws], certainly no other priest like Melchizedek would have been necessary. [RHQ] Instead, priests who were descended from Aaron, [Levi’s descendant, would have been adequate].
12 Ta no agbaliw ti kinapadi, masapul a mabaliwan met ti linteg.
[But we know they were not adequate, because a new type of priest like Melchizedek has come]. And since [God] has appointed a new type of priest, he also had to change the regulations [concerning how priests were appointed] {[he appointed priests]}.
13 Ta maibilang iti sabali a tribu ti nakaibagaanna dagitoy a banbanag, manipud iti daytoy ket awan pay ti uray maysa a tao a nagserbi iti altar.
[Jesus], the one about whom I am saying these things, is a descendant of someone else, [not a descendant of Levi]. None of the men from whom Jesus descended ever served as priests [MTY].
14 Nalawag ita a nagtaud ti Apotayo manipud iti Juda, ti tribu a saan a pulos a dinakamat ni Moises maipapan kadagiti papadi.
[We know that] since it is obvious that it is from [the tribe of] Judah that our Lord was descended. Moses never said that any of Judah’s descendants would [become] priests.
15 Ken nalawlawag pay ti ibagbagami no tumaud ti sabali a padi a kaas-asping ni Melkisedec.
Furthermore, [we know that the priests who were descended from Levi were inadequate, since] it is even more obvious that another priest has appeared who is like Melchizedek.
16 Saan a nagbalin a padi daytoy a barbaro a padi a maibatay iti linteg maipapan iti nagtaudan ti tao, ngem ketdi, maibatay iti pannakabalin ti biag a saan a madadael.
Jesus became a priest, but not because [he fulfilled] what [God’s] law required [about being a descendant of Levi]. Instead, he has the kind of power that [came from a] life that nothing can destroy (OR, [enabled him to] live [again after he was] killed).
17 Ta saksaksian iti Nasantoan a Surat ti maipapan kenkuana: “Padika nga agnanayon a nagtaud manipud iti kinapadi ni Melkisedec.” (aiōn g165)
[We know this] since [God] confirmed it in [the Scripture passage in which he said to his Son], You [(sg)] are a priest eternally just like Melchizedek was a priest. (aiōn g165)
18 Ta nailasin ti imun-una a bilin gapu ta nakapuy ken awan ti pakausaranna.
On the one hand, God canceled what he commanded previously [concerning the priests] because it failed in every way to enable anyone [to become all that God intended].
19 Ta awan ti naaramid ti linteg a nagbalin a naan-anay. No pay kasta, adda ti nasaysayaat a kinatalged iti masakbayan a mangiyasideg kadatayo iti Dios.
Remember that no one was able to become all that God intended [by obeying] the laws [that God gave Moses]. On the other hand, [God caused that we could] confidently expect better things [than we could expect by obeying God’s laws]. [He did that by his establishing Christ as priest]. Now by means of [Christ sacrificing himself for us] we can come near to God.
20 Ken saan a napasamak daytoy a nasaysayaat a kinatalged no awan ti panagsapata, ta saan a nagsapata dagitoy a dadduma a papadi.
Furthermore, [when God appointed Christ, it was when God] solemnly declared [that Christ would be a priest] [LIT]. When [God appointed former] priests, it was not by his solemnly declaring [that they would be priests].
21 Ngem nagsapata ti Dios idi nagsao iti maipapan kenni Jesus, “Nagkari ti Apo ken saanna a baliwan ti panunotna: 'Padika nga agnanayon.”' (aiōn g165)
However, when he [appointed Christ to be a priest], it was by these words that [the Psalmist wrote in Scripture]: The Lord has solemnly declared [to the Messiah], —and he will not change his mind— “You will be a priest forever!” (aiōn g165)
22 Nagbalin a talged ti nasaysayaat a tulag ni Jesus babaen met iti daytoy.
Because of that, Jesus guarantees that [the new] covenant will be better [than the old one].
23 Kinapudnona, lappedan ti patay ti agnanayon a panagserbi dagiti papadi. Isu iti gapuna nga adu dagiti papadi iti agsisinnaruno.
And formerly, the priests could not keep serving [as priests], because they all died [PRS]. So there were many priests [to take the place of the ones who died].
But because [Jesus] lives eternally, he will continue to be a Supreme Priest forever. (aiōn g165)
25 Ngarud babaen kenkuana, kabaelanna met nga isalakan a naan-anay dagiti umas-asideg iti Dios, gapu ta kankanayon nga agbibiag isuna a mangibabaet kadakauada.
So, he can completely and eternally save those who come to God by [trusting in what Jesus has done for them], since he lives forever to plead [with God] to help them.
26 Ta rumbeng laeng kadatayo ti kasta a kangatoan a padi. Awan ti basolna, awan ti pakapilawanna, nadalus, naisina kadagiti managbasol, ken nagbalin a nangatngato ngem kadagiti langlangit.
Jesus is the kind of Supreme Priest that we need. He was holy; he did no wrong; he was completely innocent. [God] has now taken him up to the highest heaven separated from [living among] sinners.
27 Saanna a kasapulan ti inaldaw nga agidaton, saan a kasla kadagiti nangangato a papadi, umuna ket maipaay kadagiti basbasolna, ken kalpasanna, maipaay kadagiti basbasol dagiti tattao. Inaramidna daytoy iti naminpinsan laeng idi indatonna ti bukodna a bagi.
[The other] Supreme Priests need to sacrifice [animals] day by day [as well as year by year]. They do this, firstly, [to atone] for their own sins, and then [to atone for other] people [who have sinned]. [But because Jesus never sinned], he does not need to atone for his own sin. The only thing [he needed to do to save people] was to sacrifice himself once!
28 Ta dutdutokan ti linteg dagiti tattao nga addaan kadagiti kinakapuy a kas nangangato a papadi, ngem ti sao iti sapata a naaramid kalpasan ti linteg ket dinutokanna ti Anak a nagbalin a naan-anay iti agnanayon. (aiōn g165)
[We need a Supreme Priest like] him, because in the laws [that God gave Moses] [PRS] the ones who would be appointed to be priests would be men who tended [to sin easily]. But [God] solemnly [declared] [PRS] after [he had given] his laws [to Moses] that [he would appoint] (his Son/the man who is also God) [to be a Supreme Priest. Now] ([his Son/the man who is also God]) has forever become all that God intends him to be. (aiōn g165)
